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17-Apr-2021 • Joe Handley

17-Apr-2021 • Joe Handley • blog: From the President

နိုင် ကြရန်အ လို့ ငှါ ဆုတောင်း ခြင်း ဖြင့် ပံ့ ပိုး ပေး ကြ ပါ ရန် အကူ အ ညီ တောင်း ခံ လိုပါ.သည်။. “We...

နိုင် ကြရန်အ လို့ ငှါ ဆုတောင်း ခြင်း ဖြင့် ပံ့ ပိုး ပေး ကြ ပါ ရန် အကူ အ ညီ တောင်း ခံ လိုပါ.သည်။. “We ask your help in praying for us!”

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The 2nd installment of Amazing Grace: God's Sustaining Grace

16-Apr-2021 • Rod Denton

16-Apr-2021 • Rod Denton • blog: A2 Community Blog

By Rod Denton, Equipping The Next Generation

Amazing Grace, how sweet the soundThat sustains a soul...

By Rod Denton, Equipping The Next Generation

Amazing Grace, how sweet the soundThat sustains a soul like meI once was weak, but now I'm strongThrough Christ who lives in me.

THE GRACE OF GOD COMES...

By Rod Denton, Equipping The Next Generation

Amazing Grace, how sweet the soundThat sustains a soul like meI once was weak, but now I'm strongThrough Christ who lives in me.

THE GRACE OF GOD COMES TO US IN TWO INSTALLMENTS: FIRST WE ARE SAVED...

Easter Greetings from Three A2 Presidents

02-Apr-2021 • Joe Handley

02-Apr-2021 • Joe Handley • blog: From the President

Happy Easter from Asian Access! Joe Handley, current president of Asian Access, joins two of his former...

Happy Easter from Asian Access! Joe Handley, current president of Asian Access, joins two of his former predecessors to share Easter greetings for all friends and supporters of Asian Access. Thank you for your friendship and partnership. Together, we...

Civil war fears grow in Myanmar; believers persevere

31-Mar-2021 •

31-Mar-2021 • • blog: Mission Network News

Myanmar (MNN) — Civil war threats loom large in Myanmar. This weekend’s military crackdown on...

Myanmar (MNN) — Civil war threats loom large in Myanmar. This weekend’s military crackdown on civilian protestors led to the highest death toll since the February 1 coup.
The U.S. cut...

Myanmar (MNN) — Civil war threats loom large in Myanmar. This weekend’s military crackdown on civilian protestors led to the highest death toll since the February 1 coup.
The U.S. cut all trade agreements with Myanmar over...

Beware of Becoming a Christian Atheist

30-Mar-2021 • Rod Denton

30-Mar-2021 • Rod Denton • blog: A2 Community Blog

CHRISTIAN ATHEIST: Is a person who believes in God but lives as though God doesn’t exist or is largely...

CHRISTIAN ATHEIST: Is a person who believes in God but lives as though God doesn’t exist or is largely irrelevant to the everyday business of living.
The term CHRISTIAN ATHEIST is a figure of speech...

The USCIRF condemns Myanmar coup

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 04 February 2021

An armored car patrolling Myanmar after the coup. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain)

Myanmar (MNN) — Governments around the world have condemned the Myanmar coup. The military took control of the country on Monday, disregarding the democratic process. Now, police have charged the elected leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, as a justification for holding her. The charge? Illegally possessing and importing walkie talkies.

The military stages a coup in Myanmar

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 02 February 2021

Myanmar (MNN) — The military of Myanmar has staged a coup, detaining several senior politicians. Internet, phone, and television access were blocked around the capital of Naypyitaw.

Mourning the loss of mentor and friend, Jon Wallace

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 29 January 2021

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Today, I mourn the loss of one of my mentors and friends, Jon Wallace. As you'll see in this wonderful tribute by his children (below), Jon was a special man of God.

2021 CARES Act II Charitable Donation Provisions

Details: by Asian Access; Category: Give; 26 January 2021

Opportunity Due to COVID-19 Extended

NOTE: This CARES Act II pertains only to US taxpayers specifically for donations made during the tax year 2021.

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The charitable donation provisions of the CARES Act have been extended into 2021, with some improvements.

One-Percenters... that build a culture of excellence

Details: by Rod Denton; Category: A2 Community Blog; 25 January 2021

I was most interested to learn from a family in my church about their recent holiday in another state. Even more so when they had taken the time to visit a very well known church in that state. I asked them what was it that impressed them most about the church and what could we learn from them.

ReIGNITE Hope

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 22 January 2021

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I am so thrilled to join the board of a great ministry birthed from my home church, ReIGNITE Hope. Several years ago, seeing the plight of the homeless and the prisons of LA, my former colleague Steve Bunyard launched this ministry and now he’s serving with them full time. I joined the board last fall because I’m so proud of what they are doing and because we have a mutual interest in partnership.

Asian Access to pursue growth in Middle East and North Africa

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 21 January 2021

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Middle East/North Africa (MNN) — Muslims are coming to faith in Christ in unexpected masses, and they need biblically-based leaders. More about that here. Leadership training is an Asian Access specialty, but will it work in a Muslim-dominant context?

New year presents new opportunities in MENA region

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 20 January 2021

Middle East North Africa (MNN) — The Middle East and North Africa region is a critical ground for the hope of Jesus. According to the Pew Research Center, Christians comprise less than four percent of the region’s population, whereas 93-percent of the population follows Islam.

Christians respond as Indonesia hit by back-to-back disasters

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 19 January 2021

Indonesia (MNN) — The search for survivors continues today in West Sulawesi, Indonesia. “[A] 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit West Sulawesi on January 15; 81 people die[d] and more than 1,000 houses [were] damaged,” Asian Access leader Juserdi* says.

Resilience

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 15 January 2021

My colleague John Houlette just completed an outstanding book for Japanese pastors. And, the principles and stories are ones that will help you thrive in every season.

LECTIO 365: a devotional tool for 2021

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 14 January 2021

Perhaps you've resolved in 2021 to read more Scripture or to pray more consistently. If so, I think you’ll enjoy this new prayer app that a friend recommended to me. It helps me do both—to actually pray the Scripture every day!

It’s a short, simple, daily reading and prayer prompt that I’ve found to be helpful in my devotion times recently: LECTIO 365 is a daily devotional app for your mobile phone or tablet.

My friend has been using it with a few of his prayer partners as a way to share what God is doing in their lives each day.

Here's more information about LECTIO 365 from its website...

Survey says: no Tokyo Olympics in Summer 2021

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 12 January 2021

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Japan (MNN) — Support for the Tokyo Olympics just hit a new low in Japan. The latest spike in Tokyo’s COVID-19 infections has 80-percent of Japanese residents saying the Summer Games should be rescheduled again, or canceled altogether.

Looking Back on 2020, Praying Forward

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 11 January 2021

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Dear Friends,

As 2020 wound to a close, the Lord impressed on me the following passage:

"In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind." —John 1:4

LOOKING BACK ON 2020

2020 was such a disruptive year. Yet the life of Christ is the light of the world. That gives me hope heading into 2021. I pray that your Christmas and New Year’s celebrations brought joy and the reminder of what is most important, even in the midst of the challenges from 2020, some of which continue to persist.